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STRIKE AT YouSesrowS

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OF tho Yard Conductors and Brnkemen-
--s% Stopping Freight Traffic. fE
PlrTsBuRGu, Pa, March 1.-The strike
OF the yard men ut Youngstown, on the
Eric & Ashtabula branch OF the Ponnsyl-
vania Company, is having serious effect
upon the business in Mahoning Val
ley. The yard conductors have demanded
On advance in wages from s. 25 to s. GO,
and the yard freight brakemen from 81 rs
to 81 %. Thoy ask thai they be paf,i these
wages for day OF ten hours, and extra
pay in the came proportion for all over
work. .ss ys;,s :, ~.
a denand was made some time ago and
the officials thought that everything had
been satisfactorily; arranged. The men,
who arc now on strike, are four or i've
conductors and fifteen brakemen. While
the number is not large it completely
stopped freight traffic at youngstown,
The officials of the road have refused to
accept freight either from o, for. Youncs.
town until the strike is settled. If 1t con-
tinues all freight will be shut out at points
between Struthers, Ohio, and as far north
as Warren, Ohio. The furnace people in
the valley are we'll supplied with orc and
coke, but as they will be unable to move
freight cara it may become necessary to
"bank up" all Of the blast furnaces in the
valley, il The strike is not settled.L-, = -
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BULGARIAN REVOLT.
CRUEL TREATMENT OF REBELS
by tho Authorities-l,ussin Makes n Do.
mnnd for Their Ksleaso- Two Of tho
Prisoners Shot, nnd Several flogged
so Severely that tiicy nro Dying.

SOFIA, March 7.-Baron Thielman, III Q
German Consul General, on behalf Of
Russia has demanded the release OF Elk
rebels, two OF whom have already been
shot. Is, 9& .,'.', 1,'i .I,..g d. ,
NJ. Fleach, the French Consul General,
has complained that Karavelotf and
TsanoG were imaltreated by the Govern.
ment. Tho Government donies the
charge on tho admission OF the rebels
themselves. ghFI1@
The Porte has advised the Government
to deal leniently with the rebels.
BERLIN, March 7.-Much anxiety Ia felt
hero as to whether or not Russia win aliow
tho execution OF the Bulgarian consnira.
tors to pass unnoticed. 80
Tho deficit that will be caused in the
budget by the operation Of the septsnnate
law will DO covered by fresh loan. All
projects Tor fresh taxation have been post.
poned, and tho session ol the Rsichslag
Will probably terminate in two months.
The kolnische Zsit,ing warns Russia that
even derman patience toward neiphbors
has limits, and says: III Russia compelg
Germany to take account OF FRANCO.
kusslan agreement, let her bsware lest
she may herself have 10 consider a hostile
Germany" 5. EI''"'
Tho kreu: Zeitung saye: "Lstters from
st. Petersburg state the general hatred Of
Germany md the popularity Of France
are becoming sort OF violent epidemic in
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TIE SEA DEVIL.

lnScniously Devised Marine Torpedo In.
vented by II Washington Journalist. y.
WAsulsGToN, March 7.-The local pa
pers to-day give elaborate descriptions ol
the invention by Mr.. Sid. H. Nealy, q
young journalist Of Washington, Of q "sea
devil" submarine torpedo, capable Of car.
rying charge Of nearly one thousand
pounds Of dynamite. 1t is 10 be sent at.
Ter an enemy's ship from either shore OF
shipboard, and ito inventor asserts that
no ship, however fast, can run away from
It evan in slow chase.
The body Of the torpedo, carrying the
charge, revo!ves with tremendous rapidity,
The shaft in the rear being held motion
less, first by n float to which the torpedo
y attached, and afterward by four flat
blades that stick out from tho shaft like sc
many wings Of churn-psddle.
Reaching the guards Of ahip, the tor
pedo ducks its head, dives fourteen feel
into the water, rises its head and darts
against the ship's hull. It is steerod until
reaches the ship by olectrict wires, bu
the most accurate shots can be made viii
itas q distance OF three quarters OF mile
Mr, Nealy will soon give an exhibition o
hia sea devil, NEzssU5E q
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The Governor Of Ohio and the Speaker
Of tho Ohio House Of Representatives are
wrsnglips over who is Lieutenant Cover
nor since the resignation OF General Ken.
nedy. Governor Foraker holds that SEN
stor Conrad, who was chosen President ol
the Senate, Is Lieutenant Governor by
virtue OF his election as euch officer.
Speaker Entrekin holds that as the
Lieutenant Governor lis elected by the
people there is no such officer now. He
adds: "The only manner in which va
caucy can now be filled is by appointment
by the Governor, as the Lieutenant Gov.
ernor is Static officer elected by the peo.
pie, aud vacancy occurring 1t must be
filled in the regular way, which is appoint.
meut by the Governor. Then at the next
election tso Lieutenant Governors must
be elected, one for the new term and one
for the vacancy, as tho old Lieutenant
Governor has to preside over the organi.
Eatton OF the new Senate" .Y.tras.
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Snd Drowning Case,

C1SclNNArI, March 7.-Yesterday morn.
ing, near scipio. Ind, Robert Blacker, a
wealthy farmer and his child, TIVE years
old, were drowned, and Mra. Blacker had
a narrow escape from drowning. They
were crossing swollen stream IN light
wagon when the wagon waa overturned
and all were thrown into the swift current.
Mrs Blacker caught tho wagon with ono
hand and held her infant in the other
until nearly exhausted, when the child
slipped from her grasp. Mr., Blacker tried
in vain to save the child and was drowned,
Mrs. Blacker was rescued by the driver,
and witnessed the drowning of her hus-
band and child. It is feared ehe will lose
her mind from the ahock, Sg.17 y
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A Prnsnerous Isond.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 7.-Prsei-
dent Davis, Of the X. 4 o. Railway Com
pany, together with a number Of the most
prominent stockholders and directors oI
the road, arrived in the city this morning
and left on q tour Of inspection over the
line to Corning, 0. There Was general
expression Of satisfaction with, the man.
agement and earnings Of the road. This
company recently ordered FIVE hundred
freight cars and ten freight and passenger
engines, in order to do tho business they
are called upon to transact. The work Of
extending the road eastward will begin
early in the spring and pushed to a speedy
completion with the +. & A. railroad.
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WASHINGTON, March THE Govern
men. is likely to lose considerable reve-
nue. in consequence Of the General Deli
cheney bill not becoming 8 law this year.
The bill contained an item appropriat.
Ing $4,000 to provide for an increase in
Ing force of deputy collectors in tho Inter.
nal Revenue office. This increase was
needed especially to collect oleomargarino
taxes. Tho oleomargarine tax has been
ID force only since the first Of laat Noyem.
Dor, and since that, date an inadequate
!oree has collected some 100000 from this
Particular source Of revenue. S.5Sai@
Commissioner Miller thinks the oleo-
margarine revenue could be largely in.
creased ii he had a force large enough to
ies'et out all those who must now be
sevsting tho law; but Us tho bill failed to
become u law the work Of collecting these
hSes, with his present force, must be
iau!ty, and result in the loss OF great
deal OF revenue. Ffs'}s "il
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NEwFoUNDLAND DEFIANT.
Tho Bait Bill Must bo Signed by Victoria, {
~ i; Trouble VIII Follow. Y, $685.

Tho Bait Bill Must bo Signed by Victoria, or
s=Si Trouble WILL Follow. is.'ss--'' ~.
OTTAWA, OsT., March 7.-Advices from
Newfoundland SHOW that in their ulti-
matum to tho British Government in for.
warding the bait bill for imperial assent,
tho Legislature Of that colony. is deter,
mined MOTTO be trampled on by the Queen,
or by any in authority under her. The
text Of the address Of the Lscielature OF
Newfoundland TO-. the Imperial Govern.
ment shows that the island is greatly e1.
cited. ,ta5,s -, ~ n
1t says in effect that Newfoundland will
not submit to the situation. The address
says that the Legislature passed the bait
bill Tor q second time, even alter II had
been ignored by tho British Government,
SO q measure Of commercial ssli-preserva-
ton; that 1t was the only thing that could
be done 10 protect the fshermen against
the bounty that protected fishermen OF
France, whe were enjoying in Newfound-
land all the privileges OF Newfoundland
fshermen, and undertaking Newfound-
landela in the European markets by reason
Of the Governments bounty; that they
must be allowed to know what ia best for
their own interests; that they muss be
permitted by her Msjesty's Government
to legislate as they think best ior
the protection Of what belongs to them,
and that Her Msjesty's Government
in proposing to be the Judge Of the effects
of its measure on Newfoundland local
interest is not in q position to discharge
that duty with safety or advantage. Tho
address goes on to eay: ave must de-
cline respectfully 10 accept the view that
the French or any other foreign power has
q status or constructive claim in the con-
troll or disposition Of our property, and we
humbly. demur to any recognition Of their
pretensions in this respect. Wo acknowl-
edge no authority but that Of The Imperial
Government, and their rights OF dominion
are wisely limited by our constitutional
powers, which secure for uB the FREQ excr.
cise Of our instructed intelligence in ths
management Of our local aaairs."
The same advices state that the colony
is on the verge Of an open rebellion, and
that little encouragement would bo re-
qulred to cause general uprising aga inst
the yoke OF British connection, which
they claim bears heavily upon them.
Private dispatches received here state
that strong sentiment fayoring anne1a.
ton to the United States js spreading
Throughout the province, which is likely
to give serious trouble, unless the British
Government yields in granting the do.
mand the Provincial. Government is now
making. ~ Is
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VENERABLE pENNsYLyAN1AN
Tho progenftor of 102 Children Alive and
Well In Junintn County.

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Tho proEenftor Of 10c Children Alive and
Well In Juninta County.
PoRT ROYAL, March 7.-One OF the most
remarkable men living 10 Jacob Gronin.
ger, ST., OF Milford township, Juniata
county, Pa, who passed the olst milestone
Of his exiHtenco today, apparently in good
health and active in mind. He owns and
always resided on the farm where be was
born, and Is the father Of the following
descendants: Children, sixteen living
and one dead; grandchildren, eighty.si5
living and twenty-five dead !; great-grand.
children, sixty living and five dead great
great.grandchildren,. two dead, thereby
being the progenitor Of l92 children, 1852
Of whom are living, many residing in
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana
and KanBas. st-t'
He was born in the time Of George
Washington (l797), and when the second
President, John Adams. was in office, and
voted at all the Presidential elections from
the second election OF Monroe to tho pres.
ent time, always voting the Whig ticket,
except once, whom he supported Andrew
Jackson. He ls now an ardent Republi-
can, as are alEo his eleven sons. sN
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OIL AND GAS.

Bill In pennsylvnnin Legislature to Reru-
Il lnto Their Production. t4a I"
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 7.-The bill in.
troduced in tho. Pennsylvania House ol
Representatives on Friday, providing that
no oil or gas well should be drilled on any
tract within distance Of 800 feet Of the
boundary line itcelf, in which case the
product Of the well shall bs equally divid.
ed between the adjoining land owners, is
the.frst feasible measure that has ever
been suggested by which the excessive
production OF petroleum could be prevent
ed by law. ~ gE5fT 2} Per- --E{5
Z. 1t bns been the history Of all oil pro.
ducing territories that largo proportion
Of the land owners, in order to save their
oil to themselves, have been forced 10 de.
yelop territory which they would have
preferred to have remained undeyeloped
until some more advantageous time.
There had always been class OF pro.
ducers who are determined to get all the
oil poesible out OF land in their control. in
rs short time as possible, no matter how
large the total daily product Of the region
is, or how low the market price rulea. To
do this they have strung wells so close
to their boundary lines that not
only tho oil on their own
lands was drained, but the
deposits on tho other side Of the line
were drawn upon as we'll. The latter
might belong to persons who desired to
let the territory lie idle for the time, but
ifthey did 80 the chances we're that when
they came to utilize 1t by drilling thcy
would find 1t in q grea. measure drained
dry by The enterprising operators on tho
other side Of the line. ~ 15l3I jl3IFs155!G;
II a Law such as the one proposed had
been passed five years ago, over 5O,0O0,OoO
barrels Of oil would have been saved to the
oil regions by keeping the supply within
the demand, and thousands OF acres Of oil
territory now exhausted would have beer
still untouched by the drill. The bill will
be bitterly opposed by q large class OF pro
dueers, however, and the fight against II
will be made on the ground that it Is un
constitutional. =. ,..sl=sIi 5s-.-ll 80
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TRAFFIC SUSPENDED
IN TIE BALTIMORE Il OHIO ROAD
A. Pittsburgh on Account OF Strike Of the
Brakcmcn : Only ono Trnin sent out
M YYcsterday--The Blast Furnaces May
be Compelled to Shut Down,

PtrTsDuRon, Pa, March 7.-Only on,
freight train was moved on the Plttsburgl
division Of tho Baltimore 4 Ohio railroa,
this morning. 1t was local freight ans
itwas reported that the crew had order
t9leave itat Oonnellavills. The strike Il
spreading and matters are becoming com
plicated. Tho freight flremen Joined tht
atsikers this morning and the passenger
fifemen are expected to be ordered out To-
night. An offer was made te
ipduce them to quit work thi.
morning, bu! 1t was deemed best moi
tc act hastily. II they conclude to come
out, the fremen on the main trains will be
allowed to remain, as the strikers do no,
care to interfere with the United States
mail. The company is receiving freieh,
for shipment this evening. The officials
claim they will uend out a train, but the
strikers assert that they will not be able ID
get crew. Everything is quiet, and no
breach Of tho pesc, ia anticipated. !
A Connellsville special says: The Of.
forts Of Superintendent Patton to bring
about settlement were in vain. He re-.
turned to the city this afternoon yery
much out OF spirits. Not a wheel has
moved since Saturday noon except pas.
eenger trains and everything is very quiet
and all meetings Of the strikers have been
orderly and gentlemauly conducted. A
lafge number are on the streeta to-day
and the strike Is the solo topic oil conyer.
Bation. Tho watchmen and section men
asked for an advance and may come
out unless 1t is granted. IG
& NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.
There was no change in the situation
tonight. With the exception Of the one
local freight sent out this morning not a
wheel on a freight or coke car has turned
to-day. The report that the trainmen on
the Southwest Branch Of the Pennsylya.
mia Railroad were to join tho strikers is
denied by the men themselves, They
will do nothing towards aiding the strike
Of their brethren further than to refuse to
handle Baltimore & Ohio cars. A mum.
Der Of conductors who promised to
stand by the brakemen have weakened.
and have notified Superintendent Pat
ton that they will go to work whenever
the company can secure brakemen. Their
action Is denounced in the strongest
termu by the strikers. Several OF the
mills and furnaces which receive their
supply OF coke from the Baltimore & Ohio
read arc on. the eve OF shutting down,
Mnrfheai'a mill and fha Norr;a f,,....
will probably be compelled to close down
Tomorrow unless the strike ia settled.
This is tbs opinion Of Col. J. NJ. Scloon-
maker, who furnishes these extensive
plants with coke. II this takes place at
least 900 persons will be thrown ont Of
employment. There is no indication OF
the strike1s abandoning their demands,
and there is an equally strong determina-
tion on the part OF the officials not to
acceds to them.
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Will Not Aprroye tho ELL.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Although pres-
sure has been. brought to bear upon the
President to induce him to approve tho
River and Harbor bill, and strong argu-
ments have been made and cases cited TO
cstab!leh the authority Of the executive to
sign any bill within ten days after the ad-
journment Of Congress, it Is positively
stated at the White House that the Presi-
dent will not approve the bill. M
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the engines and walked loasurely about,
He looked overhead and, az he saw the
great beam descending, clasped his hands
together and threw himself into the Crank.
pitt beneath the head OF the heavy crank.
shaft. His body was literally ground 10
pieces, yet no sound was heard to escape
his iipa. The face was disfgured beyond
recognition and hardly bone In the body
was left unbroken. ~ ~
There was nothing on the body BY
which II could be identified. There was a
laundry mark Of the initials 20. r." on tho
shirt, and pinned to his vest was a badge
showing that he was a member OF the
Scandinavian Workmen's Asaociation.
The body was taken to the morgue. This
is the third suicide that has occurred at
the water works. - So
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WHY THEY LAUGH,
What Texans Think OF tho Interstate Luud
..l Compnny's Purchase. ~

Whnt Texans Think OF tho Interstate Lane
a Compnny's Purchase. z. :,
GALVESTON, TEX, March lit was her
aided forth from Kansas City few dayl
ago that the Interstate Land Company
an organization with headquarters in that
city, and Of which Rufus Hatch, Of New
York, is a member, had completed the
purchase Of tho Arkansas Land Grant
comprising seyenty.nine millions OF acres,
situated in the western confinos Of the
Panhandle Of Texas, New Mexico, Colo.
rado, and embracing portion OF No
Mans Land, and all Of the famous Max.
well grant. IN .
The publication OF the great purchase
caused no uneasiness whatever in official
circles In Texas. In fact, tho denouement
OF this Beale claim has been expected for
years. The land Office attaches no impor.
tance whatever to Bsale's alleged title,
Several years ago the parties then holding
the alleged Beale grant proposed to tho
United states to swap the claim for the
Governments interest IN what ia known
as No Mans Lane, a strip Of territory lying
between Kansas and Texas. The matter
wsq referred toa Congressional committee,
which wrote to Texas for papers or their
copies. Land Commissioner Walsh for.
warded them and soon after the commit.
tee reported unfavorably on the proposed
trade. .ss ~ gI.'.. 7il.'-' -
Atterward Mr.. Farwell, Of the Chicago
syndicate, went to Europe to secure the
cooperation Of English capitalists in build
ing the capitol at Austin. He was met in
England by the claimants Of tho land, and
for q while he WAS in box. He tele-
graphed to Texas for tho records, and tho
whole was cabled to him across the oc san.
He then succeeded in making his trade.
1t is said here that instead OF there be.
ing grant by tho Mexican Government,
there never was anything aa a foundation
Tor the claim except contract between
the Mexican Government and Bsale and
his partner by which the two latter were
to receive four and half leagues OF land
tor every one hundred families introduced
into the country. The contract lapsed
years before Beale and his partner died,
because of their failure to comply with
its provisions. a
Up in the Panhandle the claim has been
heard Of and laughed at ior years. Tho
Maxwell grant is owned by Hollanders,
and this company informed them that It
never intended 10 disturb them. Farwell,
after be got his English trades made, in
formed the claimants that il they squatted
on what is called the Capitol lands, he
would have them arrested and Jailed. He
denounced the whole thing as a scheme
to milk his syndicate, and said that he
wouldn't stand it. ~ ilIE7l'7TT.2' 4 :
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1rclnntl'y ADncnl.

DUBLIN, March THE Dublin munic-
ipal council has adopted a resolution ap-
pealins to the free people OF tho world to
prevent the British Government from
carrying ont the threats Of outrage against
the Irish people. Lord Mayor Sullivan
and others violently denounced the Gov
arnmnnt u--lhs1 - - '--''- go u
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Sfx Bold RobbcslcS.

WlLkEsBARRE, Pa, March This city
is overrun by a big gang of thieves, who
thus far have succeeded in evading the
police. Within week not less than six
daring robberies have been committed.
On Friday evening last, while the Sisters
attached to st. Nicholas German Church
wero attending services, thieves entered
their house and stole two gold watches and
other valuable jewelry. At an early hour
yesterday morning Long l. Durand's gents
furnishing store was entered and goods to
tho value Of 5000 carried of. )
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Dynamite Works Itloyn nm.

New York, March THE dynamite
works owned by Mrs. Mary A. Ditmar, at
Bay Chester on the Long Island sound,
blew up for tho fifth time at one o'clock
to-day, killing one man and leveling the
building to the ground. The last previous
explosion was on September last at Vhich
time four l!aliaHe employed in the pack
ing house were blown to atoms. - =
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The action of tho Congregational minis
ters Of Chicago, yesterday, in refusing to
pass resolutions Of sympa!hy with Henry
Ward Beecher was not in very good taste
to say the least. Beecher is beyond any
action the ministers may have taken, but
considaration for tho feelings of an es-
Unable mother and afflicted wife shonld
have had come weight.
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Cruel Treatment of pr,s,ncrx

PARIS, March THE Tempsasserts that
the political prieonera arrested at Sofia for
participating in the recent revolt we're
whipped during the entire night following
their arrest; that karavalofr is now dying
from the eaecta, aud that five officers have
already died from the effects of the pun
ishment The Temps says the Bulgarian
regents hope they will succeed by the e1-
erclse Of Ruca cruelty in terrifying those
meditating revolution and thus prevent
new uprls'ngs. The regents, the paper
adds, trusts Russia will not interfere as
they intend soon to proclaim the absolute
independence Of Bulgaria. - : :.
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LONDON, March THE Mark Lane Er.
press says: English wheat is rather tirmer,
the condition ofsamples improving. Sales
Of English wheat during the week were
42.St6 quarters at 80, 81, against 7l,lO5
quarters at 29i the corresponding period
last year. Spring growth Of wheat is re-.
ported healthy. Trade in foreign wheat
Is slow, with Btesdier market Tree from
the recent pressure TO sell. Flour is
slightly stronger. Linseed declined Sd,
At to.day's market wheat was firmer, with
a tendency against buyers. American red
was 6l dearer. There was an increased
demand tor flour, American brands being
ia dearer,; corn WAS Sd desrer. Barley,
oats and beans were Quiet. " a -.